Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Award–winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Inexcusable, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews, and Angry Young Man. He is also the author of Freewill, Gold Dust, Iceman, Gypsy Davy, and Shadowboxer (all ALA Best Books for Young Adults) as well as Extreme Elvin, Whitechurch, and All the Old Haunts. He mentors aspiring writers and continues to work on new literary projects, and he holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.
2013 Battle Schedule
Round One
Match 1 - March 12
Bomb vs Wonder - judged by Kenneth Oppel
Match 2 - March 13
Code Name Verity vs Titanic - judged by Margarita Engle
Match 3 - March 14
Endangered vs Three Times Lucky - judged by Kathi Appelt
Match 4 - March 15
The Fault in Our Stars vs Temple Grandin - judged by Deb Caletti
Match 5 - March 18
Jepp Who Defied the Stars vs Starry River of the Sky - judged by Adam Gidwitz
Match 6 - March 19
Liar & Spy vs Splendors and Glooms - judged by Franny Billingsley
Match 7 - March 20
Moonbird vs Seraphina - judged by Marie Lu
Match 8 - March 21
No Crystal Stair vs The One and Only Ivan - judged by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Round Two
Match 1 - March 22
Bomb vs Code Name Verity - Judged by Donna Jo Napoli
Match 2 - March 25
Endangered vs The Fault in Our Stars - Judged by Martine Leavitt
Match 3 - March 26
Starry River of the Sky vs Splendors and Glooms - Judged by Thanhha Lai
Match 4 - March 27
Seraphina vs No Crystal Stair - Judged by Paul Griffin
Round Three
Match 1 - March 28
Bomb vs The Fault in Our Stars - Judged by Lynne Rae Perkins
Match 2 - March 29
Splendors and Glooms vs No Crystal Stair - Judged by James Patterson
The Undead Poll Winner
Big Kahuna Round
April 1
The Fault in Our Stars vs No Crystal Stair vs Code Name Verity - Judged by Frank Cottrell Boyce
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